Build Academy Primary School
340 Fougeron St
Buffalo NY, 14211, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4140
Ranking:
(3,391 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Buffalo City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 39 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 52 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 486 | 513 | 556 | 628 | 626 | 637 | 632 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 53 | 10.9% | 54 | 10.5% | 51 | 9.2% | 54 | 8.6% | 56 | 8.9% | 43 | 6.8% | 50 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten: | 51 | 10.5% | 48 | 9.4% | 50 | 9.0% | 67 | 10.7% | 60 | 9.6% | 60 | 9.4% | 63 | 10.0% |
Grade 1: | 46 | 9.5% | 47 | 9.2% | 56 | 10.1% | 55 | 8.8% | 51 | 8.1% | 48 | 7.5% | 57 | 9.0% |
Grade 2: | 42 | 8.6% | 54 | 10.5% | 46 | 8.3% | 61 | 9.7% | 52 | 8.3% | 60 | 9.4% | 57 | 9.0% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 9.7% | 53 | 10.3% | 44 | 7.9% | 52 | 8.3% | 52 | 8.3% | 66 | 10.4% | 61 | 9.7% |
Grade 4: | 46 | 9.5% | 44 | 8.6% | 51 | 9.2% | 51 | 8.1% | 55 | 8.8% | 68 | 10.7% | 69 | 10.9% |
Grade 5: | 50 | 10.3% | 50 | 9.7% | 60 | 10.8% | 64 | 10.2% | 61 | 9.7% | 84 | 13.2% | 78 | 12.3% |
Grade 6: | 46 | 9.5% | 56 | 10.9% | 64 | 11.5% | 64 | 10.2% | 75 | 12.0% | 68 | 10.7% | 63 | 10.0% |
Grade 7: | 60 | 12.3% | 56 | 10.9% | 56 | 10.1% | 83 | 13.2% | 77 | 12.3% | 67 | 10.5% | 75 | 11.9% |
Grade 8: | 45 | 9.3% | 51 | 9.9% | 78 | 14.0% | 77 | 12.3% | 87 | 13.9% | 73 | 11.5% | 59 | 9.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 241 | 49.6% | 267 | 52.0% | 302 | 54.3% | 329 | 52.4% | 320 | 51.1% | 306 | 48.0% | 298 | 47.2% |
Female: | 245 | 50.4% | 246 | 48.0% | 254 | 45.7% | 299 | 47.6% | 291 | 46.5% | 323 | 50.7% | 330 | 52.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.3% |
Black: | 438 | 90.1% | 471 | 91.8% | 520 | 93.5% | 582 | 92.7% | 590 | 94.2% | 598 | 93.9% | 583 | 92.2% |
White: | 12 | 2.5% | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.2% | 19 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.1% | 26 | 4.1% | 36 | 5.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 262 | 53.9% | 409 | 79.7% | 515 | 92.6% | 571 | 90.9% | 566 | 90.4% | 564 | 88.5% | 578 | 91.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.2% | 12 | 2.3% | 27 | 4.9% | 30 | 4.8% | 22 | 3.5% | 35 | 5.5% | 47 | 7.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.24 | 13.25 | 14.63 | 14.18 | 12.40 | 12.30 | 12.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 10% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 5% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 8% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 2% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 2% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 42% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 40% | 43% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Build Academy Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.